¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ.

¹Yesu aliingia tena katika sunagogi na mle ndani mlikuwa na mtu aliyekuwa na mkono uliopooza.

²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

²Humo baadhi ya watu walimngojea amponye mtu huyo siku ya sabato ili wapate kumshtaki.

³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ.

³Yesu akamwambia huyo mtu aliyekuwa na mkono uliopooza, "Njoo hapa katikati."

⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲥ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ.

⁴Kisha, akawauliza, "Je, ni halali siku ya Sabato kutenda jambo jema au kutenda jambo baya; kuokoa maisha au kuua?" Lakini wao hawakusema neno.

⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⲁⲥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ.

⁵Hapo akawatazama wote kwa hasira, akaona huzuni kwa sababu ya ugumu wa mioyo yao. Kisha akamwambia huyo mtu, "Nyosha mkono wako!" Naye akaunyosha mkono wake, ukawa mzima tena.

⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲎ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ.

⁶Mara Mafarisayo wakatoka nje, wakafanya shauri pamoja na watu wa kikundi cha Herode jinsi ya kumwangamiza Yesu.

⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲗⲟⲩⲑⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ.

⁷Yesu aliondoka hapo pamoja na wanafunzi wake, akaenda kando ya ziwa, na umati wa watu ukamfuata. Watu hao walikuwa wametoka Yerusalemu, Yudea,

⁸ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϨⲩⲇⲟⲩⲙⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲓⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ Ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲤⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.

⁸Idumea, ng'ambo ya mto Yordani, Tiro na Sidoni. Watu hao wengi walimwendea Yesu kwa sababu ya kusikia mambo mengi aliyokuwa ameyatenda.

⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲉϫϩⲱϫϥ.

⁹Yesu akawaambia wanafunzi wake wamtayarishie mashua moja, ili umati wa watu usije ukamsonga.

¹⁰ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϭⲓⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.

¹⁰Alikuwa amewaponya watu wengi, na wagonjwa wote wakawa wanamsonga ili wapate kumgusa.

¹¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ.

¹¹Na watu waliokuwa wamepagawa na pepo wachafu walipomwona, walijitupa chini mbele yake na kupaaza sauti, "Wewe ni Mwana wa Mungu!"

¹²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

¹²Lakini Yesu akawaamuru kwa ukali wasimjulishe kwa watu.

¹³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩ⳿ⲁϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.

¹³Yesu alipanda kilimani, akawaita wale aliowataka. Basi, wakamwendea,

¹⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϯⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲓⲱⲓϣ.

¹⁴naye akawateua watu kumi na wawili ambao aliwaita mitume, wakae naye, awatume kuhubiri

¹⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϩⲓ ⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

¹⁵na wawe na mamlaka ya kuwafukuza pepo.

¹⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲤⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ.

¹⁶Basi, hao kumi na wawili walioteuliwa ndio hawa: Simoni (ambaye Yesu alimpa jina, Petro),

¹⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲌⲉⲃⲉⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲃⲟ⳿ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϧⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲓ.

¹⁷Yakobo na Yohane, wana wa Zebedayo (Yesu aliwapa hawa ndugu wawili jina Boanerge, maana yake "wanangurumo"),

¹⁸Ⲁⲛ⳿ⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ Ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲁⲗⲫⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲑⲁⲇⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲔⲁⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲥ.

¹⁸Andrea na Filipo, Batholomayo, Mathayo, Thoma, Yakobo mwana wa Alfayo, Thadayo, Simoni Mkanani na

¹⁹ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲒⲥⲕⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲱⲧⲏⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ.

¹⁹Yuda Iskarioti ambaye alimsaliti Yesu.

²⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲱⲓⲕ.

²⁰Kisha Yesu alikwenda nyumbani. Umati wa watu ukakusanyika tena, hata Yesu na wafuasi wake wasiweze kupata nafasi ya kula chakula.

²¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲓϩⲓ.

²¹Basi, watu wa jamaa yake walipopata habari hiyo wakatoka kwenda kumchukua maana walikuwa wanasema kwamba amepatwa na wazimu.

²²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲃⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

²²Nao walimu wa Sheria waliokuwa wametoka Yerusalemu, wakasema, "Ana Beelzebuli! Tena, anawafukuza pepo kwa nguvu ya mkuu wa pepo."

²³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

²³Hapo Yesu akawaita, akawaambia kwa mifano, "Shetani anawezaje kumfukuza Shetani?

²⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.

²⁴Ikiwa utawala mmoja umegawanyika makundimakundi yanayopigana, utawala huo hauwezi kudumu.

²⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.

²⁵Tena, ikiwa jamaa moja imegawanyika makundimakundi yanayopingana, jamaa hiyo itaangamia.

²⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ.

²⁶Ikiwa basi, utawala wa Shetani umegawanyika vikundivikundi hauwezi kudumu, bali utaangamia kabisa.

²⁷ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ.

²⁷"Hakuna mtu awezaye kuivamia nyumba ya mtu mwenye nguvu na kumnyang'anya mali yake, isipokuwa kwanza amemfunga huyo mtu mwenye nguvu; hapo ndipo atakapoweza kumnyang'anya mali yake.

²⁸⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.

²⁸"Kweli nawaambieni, watu watasamehewa dhambi zao zote na kufuru zao zote;

²⁹ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ϣⲁ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ.

²⁹lakini anayesema mabaya dhidi ya Roho Mtakatifu, hatasamehewa kamwe; ana hatia ya dhambi ya milele."

³⁰ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.

³⁰(Yesu alisema hivyo kwa sababu walikuwa wanasema, "Ana pepo mchafu.")

³¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

³¹Mama yake Yesu na ndugu zake walifika hapo, wakasimama nje, wakampelekea ujumbe kutaka kumwona.

³²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ.

³²Umati wa watu ulikuwa umekaa hapo kumzunguka. Basi, wakamwambia, "Mama yako na ndugu zako wako nje, wanataka kukuona."

³³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ.

³³Yesu akawaambia, "Mama yangu na ndugu zangu ni kina nani?"

³⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ.

³⁴Hapo akawatazama watu waliokuwa wamemzunguka, akasema, "Tazameni! Hawa ndio mama yangu na ndugu zangu.

³⁵ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ

³⁵Mtu yeyote anayefanya anayotaka Mungu, huyo ndiye kaka yangu, dada yangu na mama yangu."